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Bacula-Web 8.7.0

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Davide Franco
Davide Franco
Official maintainer

I'm pleased to announce that Bacula-Web 8.7.0 has been released.

This release bring a minor feature (volume details page) and several bug fixes.

Highlight​

Here's a summary of the changes included in this release

  • you can list jobs attached to a volume aside of some volume details
  • a Docker image is now available on Docker Hub
  • no more errors if you disable user authentication (while using basic http auth or LDAP)
  • versions of PHP prior version 7.4 is not supported anymore
  • code has been fixed and refactored, really a lot ...

Download​

Bacula-Web release 8.7.0 Composer package, and sha signature files are available using the link below

https://github.com/bacula-web/bacula-web/releases/tag/v8.7.0

Tested platforms​

This release have been tested on the platform listed below

  • FreeBSD 14.0 using PHP 8.0.25
  • Centos 8 Stream using PHP 7.4
  • Centos 8 Stream using PHP 8.0
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye) using PHP 7.4
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye) using PHP 8.1
  • Debian 10 (Buster) using PHP 8.0
  • Fedora 36 using PHP 8.1.12
  • Fedora 37 using PHP 8.1.12
  • Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) using PHP 7.4.3
  • Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy JellyFish) using PHP 8.1

Release notes​

For more details, the release notes is available on GitHub.

What's coming next ?​

Here's a short list of what you could expect from next releases

  • release frequency will be shorter (I'll change how I plan and prepare releases in the future)
  • more improvements with translations
  • and even much more ...
Change on Web server public folder

Kind reminder, since release v8.6.0, Apache, Nginx or Lighttpd document root folder muse be set as below

WEB_SERVER_ROOT/bacula-web/public

In the example above, you can replace WEB_SERVER_ROOT by /var/www/html (adapt to your environment

How to install / upgrade ?​

The installation or upgrade instructions are available in the official documentation.

Docker images​

Latest Bacula-Web Docker images (linux/amd64 and linux/arm64) are available at Docker Hub

tip

Docker images are available only since release v8.7.0.

How to get help ?​

They are several options to get help

Found a bug, or need a new feature ?​

You can submit a new bug report or feature request on the GitHub project (please read the bug report guideline)

How to contribute ?​

Bacula-Web is an open source project, mostly maintained on my spare time with the great help from community users.

If you're willing to contribute to the project, have a look at the contribution guide

Security notice​

warning

Some versions of Bacula-Web have CVEs due to identified security vulnerabilities, detailed in the security page.

I strongly encourage anyone using Bacula-Web to continue using the latest stable releases, which include bug fixes and security patches.

Thanks to the community​

I thank all contributors for your feedback, help, and precious contributions. Without you, this release wouldn't be possible.

Thanks for using and supporting the Bacula-Web project ❤️

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